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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
1
Thomas Car drives to lead the race to Paris as Germans fall behind after a stop for repairs. Americans overtake the pace as Prince Borghese's speed is noted alongside the crowded field.
Day of Race details list distances and routes from New York to Paris Vladivostok Tomsk Harbin Obi Chita Omzk Verkhnievu To Oufa Ginsk Verda Missovaia Moscow Irkutsk St. Peters To Kansk and other destinations with mileages for protos and dust categories.
The Ameri san car maintains a narrow lead over the German Protos as they push through Siberia toward Omsk and Irkutsk. The Thomas advances from Tomsk to Kainsk then Omsk amid mud and night runs with shifts in wheel duties.
President Roosevelt and his sons enjoyed a day at Lloyds Neck with a three mile Sound row and a cottage outing. The Sylph carried the party and provisions as Mrs Roosevelt and guests joined in a woodsman style dinner while Congressman Cocks and Secretary Loeb were seen briefly in Oyster Bay and Seabright respectively.
Special to The New York Times: on June 24 the steamship Livingstone along the Gulf of Mexico sighted a sea serpent about fifty miles north of Frontera Mexico. Witnesses sworn affidavits describe a creature over 200 feet long with a barrellike midsection and a six by three foot head. The ship neared within sixty feet as the creature slept then surfaced and stirred with a loud rolling sound.
Fire swept through St Bonaventure College Negany destroying the main building. Jesuit Fathers blame incendiary fire and report about 80000 dollars in loss to the structure and 30000 dollars for contents including books and furniture. The blaze began about 420 this morning while no one connected with the college was in the room. A Black Hand letter threatening 10000 dollars was received by Father Butter prior to the fire.
In addition to regular service extra trips will be made in the evening of July 4 from West End Long Prairie Seabright Co arriving New York and P. M. Adv
Albany June 30 five more of New York State racing associations filed expense reports with the Secretary of State showing amounts spent opposing anti race track bills during the first legislature session. Total expenditures now around 40000 with seven reports to date totaling about 45000. Reports list payments to The Jockey Club executives and various associations for legal services and rail transportation to Albany. Several associations that ran meets last year have not filed yet.
In White Plains Surrogate Court the will of Ernest W. Kletzien dated August 1 1907 vanished from the counsel table during a contested proceeding. Frederick C. Smith a relative testified he visited a restaurant during recess and could not explain the disappearance. Surrogate F W Millard indicated a wrong act had likely occurred and the contest was withdrawn.
An old classified ad advertises a $35.50 round trip to Denver with return via Lehigh Valley. It provides inquiry reference 355 and mentions 1,460 one way.
Two boys bought five cents worth of firecrackers at Jacob Schemel’s sporting goods shop on Riverdale Avenue Yonkers. An instant later a massive explosion blew out the storefront. Fireworks erupted in flames injuring bystanders and firemen as bullets flew from nearby buildings delaying emergency crews. The damage to the store and neighboring properties is estimated at $3,000.
The Rutherford New Jersey home of John H. H. Van Hoven a New York sign maker at 42 East Ninth Street was robbed last night of about 500 dollars worth of silverware and clothing. Entry was through a drawing room window and a daughter heard a squeak but mistook it for a dog noise caused by the cellar animal. The incident is blamed on a new local law restricting dogs at large at night.
In Chester Pennsylvania a deputy sheriff Darvin Spence was shot and killed after a confrontation with David Murphy Jr near Claymont. Murphy wrestled the deputy's revolver and shot Spence, who died at once. Murphy was arrested. Two others, James Ryan and Martin Malley, were held in $1,000 bail each on stone throwing charges.
Passengers on the Erie Railroad Buffalo Flier, departing Buffalo at 8 15 am, faced a perilous half mile halt near Curve 18 between Shohola Glen and Port Jervis when a middle driving wheel came off the locomotive and tore bolts and rivets. The train crawled to Jersey City, delayed by about forty five minutes.
In London Viscount Morley of Blackburn delivers his maiden speech in the House of Lords on India's unrest. He backs government reform while resisting martial law and emphasizes gradual self rule and handling of Indian affairs. Lord Curzon calls unrest a symptom of Asia’s condition after Japan's victory over Russia.
In Cleveland on June 30 a black man received four hundred dollars in fines and three months in the Workhouse after attempting a hold up of Emma Tapperwein a San Antonio Texas school mistress and delegate to the National Education Convention The charge was reduced from robbery to petit larceny and assault due to the witness failing to testify.
Joseph Liston alias James O'Brien, a recently released prisoner, attempted arson at a large Berlin department store on Willoughby Avenue and Broadway in Williamsburg. He entered on the third floor, ignited lace curtains with a match, but was restrained by staff and shoppers and later arrested. The incident follows a September earlier vandalism at the same store.
The steamship Laura was reported by wireless 200 miles east of Sandy Hook at 11 P. M. yesterday. She is due at her pier at 4 P. M. today.
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co announces Zort Oil and Olive Oil products at 138 Fulton Street, New York, emphasizing strengthening and nourishing benefits for daily use.
Cooperstown New York June 30 Bishop Potter remains critically ill with heart and liver problems after a brief rally earlier in the day. Doctors report his condition as precarious though he is conscious and able to recognize family members with his son Aljorzo Potter and daughter Mrs Mason C Daviden nearby.
From Wa teenight bedside reports indicate veteran passenger agent Daniels is in a lethargic state with only a few hours to live. Earlier this afternoon he rallied briefly but then worsened, losing senses and slipping into unconsciousness despite doctors attempts to rouse him.
Ruthenian student Mikrosiay Siczynski shot and killed Andreas Potocki governor of the Austrian Polish Province of Galicia on April 12. He was condemned to death after firing three shots during an audience. He did not resist arrest and proclaimed the act for the Ruthenian peasants. His brother killed himself upon learning of the plot.
Sanderson & Sons warned the city of claims for cargo damage after a high pressure hose test flooded Pier 50 on the North River. The water damaged goat skins, alligator skins, machinery, a typewriter, and books aboard vessels Thames and Magdalen, belonging to Rev. Alfred Harding of Washington DC.
Mayor George B. McClellan of New York is to appear before Justice William A. Housell on July 16 to answer a charge of exceeding the speed limit. A party of friends reportedly drove through Piscataway Township on June 26 at over twenty miles per hour, but the town constables could not intercept them.
An official note from the Secretary of State shows 1225 registrations in the first six months of 1907, while the same period in 1908 saw about 200 fewer licenses issued, indicating a drop in automobile registrations.
Ashland Wisconsin June 30 for the first time in Chippewa history the tribes of Northern Wisconsin hold a total of one million dollars on deposit in Ashland Hudson and Duluth banks. They also claim against the Government a further sum of eighty thousand dollars representing the value difference between cash treaty payments and gold value.
Victor Schmidt a well known Omaha musician was found living in a cellar paying fifteen dollars a month while carrying nearly eight thousand dollars in certificates of deposit. He says he lives on fifteen dollars a year and donates the rest to charity. He is described as college bred and a student at a German university and plans to endow an institution with a thousand dollars to aid the needy.
At a recent meeting of the Fall th fig Fund Commission officials discussed providing free rides for school children. The plan would place fifty pupils daily on buses from Twenty-third Street under teacher supervision, with transportation funded by the commission.
Citizens protest Missouri River water tasting like mud. Records show Omaha officials discuss water quality amid federal court involvement. A disputed filtration method and treatment steps are debated as the city seeks clean supply assurances.
Mrs. Connors of 17 Fast Street was sent to Special Sessions for one year for neglecting twin girls aged four months. Neighbors reported the children were starving and in filthy rags. they were placed under care and sent to Bellevue Hospital while Mrs. Connors’ other three daughters, all under 15, worked earning about $5 weekly.
Powell a buyer for Stern Brothers jewelers says he entered the Columbus Memorial Building with two bags of unset diamonds worth 35000 and 4510 dollars and found one bag missing after entering the building. Police suspect pickpockets may have robbed him before entry.
Police and Salvation Army officers clashed as they attempted to operate near downtown Pittsburg. Milburn girl Amy, a Salvation Army member, was pressured to quit work but refused and was arrested after alleging she did not receive a 25 percent commission and had collected sums between six and many dollars each night.
Brief travel note lists a 4 day tour to Niagara Falls with Lehigh Valley Railroad fare of $9 and return by July 3. Mentions Erie, 1400 Fulton St, Bulya.
Denver dispatch reports Bryan leaders weighing New York as the vice presidential pick if a suitable candidate can be agreed on. Judge Gray looms as alternative with active Gray campaign operations under way at the Savoy Hotel. Labor plank debates surface, with Pacific Coast opposition and anti injunction positions shaping the contest ahead of the convention.
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